Photo Samples for Noise - FZ28 vs. SX10

I've been digging through my terabytes of digital imagery, trying to find a head-to-head comparison of a near exact shot taken on an FZ28 and an SX10. You judge for yourself which is the better image, because each shooter is looking for a particular, different 'look' sometimes.

Here is a closeup of a vintage matchbox car:

Above: Canon SX10 - ISO 100 - Flash - 100% Crop

Above: Panasonic FZ28 - ISO 100 - Flash - 100% Crop

Next sample is from the SX10 only. Sorry I do not have a comparable FZ28 shot. I offer this sample to illustrate the problem the SX10 (and S3 and S5) has with purple fringing. This shot was taken of my wife (cropped out) walking away from me at a distance. I wanted to catch the depth of field, so I went into aperture priority and made that iris pucker-up! Normally, this will help alot to minimize chromatic aberrations, especially with telephoto shots, such as this one. But with the S-series from Canon, it is usually hard to control in high-contrast compositions.

Canon SX10 - ISO 100 - Shutter Priority (closed) - 250% Crop

Yes, the mighty FZ28 has occasional purple fringing with contrasty shots, but I can tell you is much, much less that what I saw on the SX10. Purple fringe may not be an issue to you if you are only making 4x6 prints, but if you are either just looking at your photos on the PC with say, a 22" or larger monitor, you will see it, or if you want to make 8x10 prints, you will see it. It all depends on what kind of user you are.